Radionomy
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Available in |
French (primary) English |
| Founded | January 2008 in Brussels, Belgium |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner |
Vivendi (64.4%) Union Square Ventures (minority stake) |
| Founder(s) |
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| Key people | Alexandre Saboundjian (Founder and CEO) Jef Mauguit (CTO) Thierry Ascarez (VP of Business Development) |
| Services | Internet Radio |
| Website | radionomy.com |
| Alexa rank |
 19,500 (February 2016[update]) |
| Advertising | Banner ads, Audio ads |
| Registration | Free (required to save stations) |
| Launched | April 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
Radionomy is an online platform that provides tools for operating online radio stations.
Radionomy is a unit of Vivendi Village, which is part of Vivendi, a global media and content group.
The name of Radionomy is a contraction of two words: radio + autonomy. Radionomy allows users to create their own online radio or listen to online radio, all created and programmed by users. Through a platform called RMO, they can choose music, chronic and radio jingles or they wish to broadcast their radio. They can add their own audio content including own musical pieces, jingles. Moreover, it is possible to make live broadcasts.
Radionomy acquires copyright license for its music content through SABAM. It generates revenue to pay royalties and other operating costs by broadcasting up to four minutes per hour of advertising.
Radionomy was founded in September 2007 by four Belgian entrepreneurs: Alexandre Saboundjian Gilles Bindels, Cedric van Kan and Yves Baudechon.
On 17 December 2015, Vivendi acquired a 64.4% majority stake in Radionomy. Its shareholders including its employees and U.S.-based investment company Union Square Ventures, retained its stake in the company.
In addition to its own online radio aggregation service, Radionomy owns audio and radio-related digital properties:
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